Table 1. Characteristics of choking cases.
| Choking n = 68 | Others n = 35372 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n(%) | n(%) | |||
| Patient age | ||||
| 5 years ≦ age < 65 | 20(29.4) | 13911(39.3) | ||
| < 5 years | 10(14.7) | 3953(11.2) | ||
| ≧ 65 years | 38(55.9) | 17508(49.5) | ||
| Patient gender | ||||
| Female | 25(36.8) | 15078(42.6) | ||
| Male | 43(63.2) | 20294(57.4) | ||
| Patient Status | ||||
| Cognitive impairment | Have | 5(7.4) | 1223(3.5) | |
| None | 63(92.6) | 34149(96.5) | ||
| Mental illness | Have | 7(10.3) | 1261(3.6) | |
| None | 61(89.7) | 34111(96.4) | ||
| Occurring situation | ||||
| Intensive care unit | 2(3.0) | 4270(12.1) | ||
| Hospitalised in the general wards | 53 (77.9) | 16985(48.0) | ||
| Others | 13(19.1) | 14117(39.9) | ||
| Occurrence year | ||||
| Fiscal year 2012 | 5(7.4) | 3226(9.1) | ||
| Fiscal year 2013 | 9(13.2) | 3425(9.7) | ||
| Fiscal year 2014 | 6(8.8) | 4276(12.1) | ||
| Fiscal year 2015 | 14(20.6) | 5334(15.1) | ||
| Fiscal year 2016 | 2(2.9) | 6072(17.2) | ||
| Fiscal year 2017 | 8(11.8) | 6124(17.3) | ||
| Fiscal year 2018 | 24(35.3) | 6915(19.5) | ||
| Adverse outcome | ||||
| Light residual impairment or light treatment | 45(66.2) | 35084(99.2) | ||
| High residual impairment or death | 23(33.8) | 288(0.8) | ||